Engineers and politics
A colleague, Patrick Mannion, writes an interesting blog post about the need for Engineers to get involved in the political process. I can see why some engineers might want to stay away from the fray and just concentrate on their immediate jobs, but can they really complain when the laws, government, politicians frustrate them? It’s better to be involved than not–politics affects every aspect of our lives.
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I’m an engineer, and I’m involved. But I’m alone in the sense that I don’t know any other engineers in politics. It’s too bad, I could use help
The Rational Number - April 22, 2009 at 10:56 am |
Sadly I believe that most engineers, like myself, realize that “logic” doesn’t often sit well with the voting public, and as a result is simply unpopular in most political forums. The problem with engineers in politics is that engineers often make decisions based on the greater good, or what will benefit the system as a whole. This sort of decision making often tends to be unpopular with the general population (read “voters”) and is therefore detrimental to any engineers in politics. All of this of course assumes that your are not a Conservative living in Kanata north, because then you could get elected regardless of personal policy or agenda. Isn’t that right Mr. O’Conner.
James Bull - April 23, 2009 at 6:52 pm |